The Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program at UAB provides residents with training and clinical and operative experience in all major disciplines of ENT and associated communication sciences.

Rotations

Annually, the department performs more than 4,000 surgical procedures and cares for more than 31,000 patients in multiple clinics. Chief residents routinely finish their training with over 3,000 cases. The sub-specialty areas are all staffed by fellowship-trained faculty members, and residents have extensive exposure to all aspects of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery.

Research

In addition to a broad clinical and surgical experience, the residency program fosters training in the basic sciences and research. 

• Dedicated research rotation is led by Director of Clinical Research Jessica Grayson. Residents are mentored in research from PGY 2-5 and complete a 3-month research rotation resulting in residents being published and presented at a national meeting before completion of training.
• Specialized instruction occurs in weekly conferences, including talks given by faculty from related specialties, and by visiting faculty.
• Residents participate in a monthly journal club with an emphasis on current topics in ENT.
• Residents' Research Day is held each year when the residents present the results of their ongoing research activities.

Conferences and Workshops

Attendance at local and national otolaryngology conferences is encouraged and supported when the residents are making presentations. Other academic endeavors include a yearly temporal bone course, yearly fresh cadaver dissection courses in endoscopic sinus surgery and facial plastic surgery, yearly head and neck reconstruction course with visiting professor and cadaver lab, a soft tissue course, a fracture plating course, and a multi-disciplinary course in cosmetic facial surgery.